United Kingdom · Child Underweight, Under 5 (survey, %)
0.5%2019
Publisher note: National Child Measurement Programme, England 2018/19 School Year [NS] Reduced age range
Unit: percent of children under age 5. Publisher measure: Underweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-age <-2 SD), survey-based estimates.
Weight-for-age below -2 SD, WHO country-level survey estimates, both sexes, no additional disaggregation; retain survey comments. Reference years are irregular survey labels; fieldwork windows were not supplied by the retained projection. Matching year labels do not prove matching collection periods.
Measurement basis: survey-based estimate; reference years are irregular.
Reference-period cadence: irregular survey reference years.
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A “<” sign means strictly below the stated number. Numeric readings and uncertainty endpoints keep their own comparison signs. A number without a sign does not establish certainty or an observed outcome.
World Health Organization (Global Health Observatory); retrieved 2026-09-07. Retrieval time is separate from an official publisher release vintage.
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Reported estimates and uncertainty · 13 rows
Each comparison sign applies to its own reading or uncertainty endpoint. Values retain source precision. “Not reported” identifies an absent reading or uncertainty endpoint in this source capture.
| Country | Year | Reading | Lower endpoint | Upper endpoint | Publisher note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2007 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | National Child Measurement Programme, 2006-2007. [data collection]. 2nd Edition. UK Data Service. SN: 6787, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-6787-2 Reduced age range |
| United Kingdom | 2008 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | National Child Measurement Programme, 2007-2008. [data collection]. 2nd Edition. UK Data Service. SN: 6788, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-6788-2 Reduced age range |
| United Kingdom | 2009 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | National Child Measurement Programme, 2008-2009. [data collection]. 3rd Edition. UK Data Service. SN: 6577, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-6577-2 Reduced age range |
| United Kingdom | 2010 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | National Child Measurement Programme, 2009-2010. [data collection]. 2nd Edition. UK Data Service. SN: 6789, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-6789-2 Reduced age range |
| United Kingdom | 2011 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1 | Diet and Nutrition Survey of Infants and Young Children, 2011. [data collection]. 2nd Edition. UK Data Service. SN: 7263, http://doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-7263-2 Reduced age range |
| United Kingdom | 2012 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | National Child Measurement Programme, 2011-2012. [data collection]. UK Data Service. SN: 7395, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-7395-1 Reduced age range |
| United Kingdom | 2013 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | National Child Measurement Programme, 2012-2013. [data collection]. UK Data Service. SN: 7567, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-7567-1 Reduced age range |
| United Kingdom | 2014 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | National Child Measurement Programme - England, 2013-14 Reduced age range |
| United Kingdom | 2015 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | National Child Measurement Programme - England, 2014-15 Reduced age range |
| United Kingdom | 2016 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | National Child Measurement Programme - England, 2015-16 Reduced age range |
| United Kingdom | 2017 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | National Child Measurement Programme - England, 2016-17 Reduced age range |
| United Kingdom | 2018 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | National Child Measurement Programme, England - 2017/18 School Year [PAS] Reduced age range |
| United Kingdom | 2019 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | National Child Measurement Programme, England 2018/19 School Year [NS] Reduced age range |
One row per country, indicator and year, with raw values, source links and reuse notices. Thresholds have an empty numeric value and separate number/operator fields; value_kind distinguishes upper bounds from absent readings.